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    Win 7 Pro Dual Boot/Virtualization question

    Hi all, I essentially need a second instance of the OS on which I can install various applications for testing purposes and I don't want to mess with my primary install. Is it legal to dual boot or run a virtual machine with the same license of the OS? Any thoughts would be appreciated. G
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    Seagate7200.12 500GB error in HD Tune

    Hi all, Does anyone know what the codes in HDD Tune Health report mean? I'm particulary worried about the one that failed ... HD Tune: ST3500418AS Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (01) Raw Read Error Rate 112 100...
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    Nokia E71 - Dust Problem

    Hi, I got the Nokia E71 about 3 months ago. This phone seems to have an uncanny ability to suck up dust under the LCD cover. It is very annoying because I can't find a way to clean it without voiding the warranty. Has anyone had this problem with the Nokia E71?
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    Upgrade path for P35

    I was just wandering what the best CPU upgrade would be (if any) at this point in time or in the next few months. My current setup is as follows Asus P5K Deluxe (P35 Chipset) Core 2 Duo 6750 @3.2 ghz 4 Gig DDR2 800 Radeon HD4870 Vista 64 Primary use is gaming. My budget is...
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    Firewall recommendations - Vista 64

    Hi all, If there any descent firewall apps out for vista 64. I really liked Sygate personal firewall (which i still use on my XP laptop) because it was very simple to setup and use. So far I have tried Commodo 3 but after two months I just gave up. It seemed it could never remember my...
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    Uninstalling Drivers in Safe Mode

    Hi all, Is it possible to remove drivers in safe mode? My problem: Out of the blue my computer stopped responding. When I restarted it would get to the windows login screen. When I clicked on an account to login the login options dissappear and nothing further happens. System had no...
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    Stock Thermal Paste - HD4870/50

    Has anyone had any experience re-applying thermal paste on their Radeons? This is something I would like try but would like to know if anyone else has had any success before I void my warranty. I came across a post by Gary_Coleman who claims to that the changing the thermal paste...
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    Open Source PDF to XLS

    Hi all, Does anyone know of an open source or free .pdf to excel or Word converter? Really struggling to find one. Thanks/
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    Nvidia = CUDA ATI =???

    I was wondering if ATI had anything to rival Nvidia's CUDA.
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    Seasonic M12 and Antec p182

    Hi, I have the Seasonic M12 500W modular PSU and am considering the P182 chassis. Are the cables long enough to be routed around the back of the P182? Oh, my mboard is the Asus P5K Deluxe. Anyones thoughts or experience would be appreciated
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    Xonar DS3D GX2.0 vs X-FI EAX 5.0

    On 20th Feb Asus made available GX2.0 in their drivers. This is suppose to add a 'EAX 5.0' support for the the Xonar in vista or XP. Asus has admitted that it's not true EAX HD but an approximation. Has anyone been able to test a EAX5.0 game with Xonar with GX2.0 enabled against a geniune...
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    Gaming @ 1920x1200

    Hi all, I'm gonna be upgrading soon to 24"(LG 245WP) monitor. Is a single mid-range card (8800gt/3870) capable of running games today (excluding crysis) at High(ish) settings? If anyone has experience at gaming at this resolution I'd appreciate their thoughts. Cheers.
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    Samsung 245T

    Hi, I'm considering this monitor for a future purchase, within 2 months. Does anyone have any experience with this monitor that they would like to share? I'm most interested in experience with gamining and movies but any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
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    Hard Drive Diagnostic software for VISTA 64

    Hi, I have two seagate barracuda HDD. I've been using HDTune but only one of my drives displays in the health section. I've tried seatools for windows but get an unhandeled exception. Seatools for DOS does not detect anydrives at all. Any alternatives would be welcome. Thanks
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    Swap file Size

    How large should a windows swap file be? I've read that windows default is 1.5 times RAM? Any suggestions?
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    Hard Drive operating temps

    Hi, Speed fan 4.33 is detecting my WD 200GB hard drive as running at 56 Degrees Celsius. Is this not a bit hot? I have an older Maxtor 120GB and new Seagate Barracuda running @ 36 Degrees Celsius. I have a Antec Super lanboy. The HDD are in trays at the bottom front of the case with a...
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    8800 GT and Asus P5K Deleuxe

    Hi , I'm gonna be getting a 8800GT soon and was wondering if the SATA ports on the ASUS P5K Deluxe will get in the way of installing a card this size? Anyone with this combination run into problems fitting the card? Any eperience will be appreciated. Cheers
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    RAID vs Stand Alone drive

    Hi All, Moving over to Vista 64 in a week or so and am considering two options: (I currently have a 200gb WD and BARRACUDA 250gb hard drive) Option 1- Purchase addtional Barrucuda 250gb and setup RAID. Option 2- Puchase a larger hard drive. Is RAID performance on a desktop any good...
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    Vcore drop

    Hi, I was CPU Z (I know software no good for measuring but just for) shows a Vcore of 1.392 (1.425 in BIOS). When I run Orthos CPU Z shows the voltage dropping to 1.368. Should I be worried? :confused:
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    RAM drive on Xp 32bit with 4GB ram

    Hi, I recently read (on the inquirer i think) that if you have 4GB ram and a 32 bit OS you can allocate the extra RAM (The part your OS can't allocate) as a RAM drive . Anyone tried this or have any ideas of how to set one up? Cheers
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    ASUS Power Supplies

    Hi there, Just wondering if anyone has any experience or info on ASUS PSU's. I got one bundled with my ASUS P5K Deluxe. Any ideas on how to slow down the fan speed? http://za.asus.com/search.aspx...tem=1&searchkey=A-45GA
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    Advice for sound card with digital out

    Hi all, I am on the look out for a new sound card. I'll mainly use it for gaming and music. The catch is that it needs to support digital output in surround (5.1) I own a set of Creative Inspire Digital 5700 which are useless for analogue and unfortunately are not compatible with digital...
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    ASUS P5K Deluxe Audio Issues

    Hi, I've connected my Inspire Digital 5700 to the SPDIF and Optical connections and selected the 5.1 surround option. Sound is coming through my 3 front speakers but not the rear. Anyone experience anything like this? Thanks!
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    ASUS PK Deluxe AHCI SATA WinXP Installation Issue

    Hi , I'm having difficulty installing windowsXP pro using AHCI with my ASUS P5K Deluxe. I initially installed windows using the the defualt SATA config of Enhanced IDE in the BIOS. But I would like to reinstall to make use of the supposed better performance of AHCI. When I switch to AHCI...
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    Asus P5K Deluxe with no Floppy connector

    Hi I've just ordered a AsusP5K Deluxe MB but I noticed that there is no floppy connector. When I install windowsXP i need to hit F8 (I think) to include SATA drivers which have to be on the stiffy disk (A: drive) for installation otherwise windows will not detect my SATA drive. How can...